Hogwarts Raven

Chapter 25: Learn! The Limit of Magic!
The owner of the bookstore may be in poor health.

But this does not affect his professionalism in choosing books.

In fact, being able to take over a bookstore in Hogsmeade village is enough to prove that the boss may not have much business acumen, but he must have a pure love for books and knowledge.

The three textbooks he chose for Ian were all extremely suitable for beginners. From simple to not-so-simple, beginners can quickly cross the threshold of learning.

"Magic Pronunciation Table": This is a pronunciation table of ancient runes, which includes the text, meaning and standard and correct pronunciation of ancient runes.

"Ancient Runes: A Simple Introduction": As the name suggests, after learning how to read ancient runes, if you want to further understand the basic knowledge of runes, reading this book is the right choice.

"Advanced Rune Translation": This should be the collection of knowledge on the application of ancient runes in rune learning. It can truly enable learners to understand how to understand texts compiled in runes.

……

Three step-by-step textbooks.

It is enough for Ian to gradually step into the threshold of learning ancient magic runes.

of course.

Even with a reasonable learning process, knowledge like ancient magic runes would definitely not be easy to learn. It is indeed as the bookstore owner said that it is difficult for most people to learn.

"Hiss! This is so difficult!"

Ian held the Magic Syllabary and sat in front of the window of the cabin reading.

The golden sunlight penetrates through the gauze curtains.

Sprinkled in every corner of the room, it covered the quiet space with a layer of golden veil, but failed to change Ian's somewhat depressed mood.

He had studied it seriously for quite some time, but still found it difficult to learn the simplest pronunciation of magic runes, which also resulted in him not being able to add a new skill to his personal panel.

how to say.

It's really difficult.

In fact, if you think about it, you can understand that if the ancient magic runes were not too complicated and difficult to learn, how could they be so quickly replaced by the spells of modern wizards as a medium for releasing magic?

That's right.

Ancient magic runes.

And now spells like Lumos and Oblivion.

In fact, they are just the medium for releasing magic.

Wizards transitioned from choosing ancient magic runes as the medium of magic to using easy-to-understand spells as the medium. This period must have been a process of "survival of the fittest".

To be honest, the upper limit of ancient magic runes is actually much higher than that of spells, which is why many powerful wizards are exposed to it during their growth.

however.

This upper limit of ancient magic will only open the door to outstanding people. For those mediocre people, the lower limit given by ancient magic is also surprisingly low.

Ancient period.

Many young wizards died due to the instability of magic.

same.

There are also many wizards like Ian who have been stuck in the entry stage for a long time, resulting in wasted time. Even at an old age, they may find it difficult to cast a few decent spells.

Early years.

Many witches and wizards were sent to the stake by ordinary people, which was probably largely related to the fact that the popular magic medium of that period was still dominated by ancient magic words.

The emergence of the curse.

Improved the learning difficulty of mid-level and lower-level wizards.

This is the most important reason why spells replaced ancient magic runes.

after all.

They are the largest group among wizards. The comparison between ancient magic runes and modern spells is actually equivalent to the relationship between automatic and manual transmission cars.

"I hope the magic that Teacher Mara gives me is a powerful one, otherwise all my suffering will be in vain!" Ian's tongue is not particularly flexible.

It just so happens that runes are among the earliest creations that evolved based on the characteristics of magical creatures and plants. Naturally, they contain many syllables that are difficult for human vocal cords to imitate.

This made Ian very uncomfortable.

but.

He did not give up learning.

This also means that Huang Tian did not disappoint those who worked hard for him.

[Successfully understand and spell runes, gain rune proficiency +1]

Ancient magic is difficult to learn.

Fortunately, Ian's talent may not be the best, but he can still be considered a leader, so he will not waste his entire life without learning a few runic characters.

He gained something.

As Ian learned to spell the first runic character, a new skill appeared on his personal panel, and the "epiphany" feature granted by the panel began to take effect.

[Successfully understand and spell runes, gain rune proficiency +1]

[Language proficiency +12]

[Successfully understand and spell runes, gain rune proficiency +1]

[Successfully understand and spell runes, gain rune proficiency +1]

[Language proficiency +12]

……

Some things.

When the first step is taken.

The rest will be much simpler because of the existence of plug-ins. At least this is true for Ian. Every improvement in his proficiency will allow him to gain something.

but.

Compared to the progress of improving other skills, the proficiency of [Rune Mastery] is obviously improving much slower. Fortunately, learning this ancient magic rune seems to be able to improve the proficiency of [Language Mastery] as well.

The increased values ​​are quite a lot.

It is probably related to the fact that ancient magic code is also a language, and it is the most difficult language to learn. The fact that it will present a separate skill status is probably because it is not just a language.

Ancient magic runes.

The most common are ancient runes.

This is the secret that human wizards dug out from various magical creatures and plants when they first explored the mysteries of magic. It is the bridge for human wizards to first come into contact with and control magic.

Most ancient magic and ancient alchemy were created on this basis. In the barbaric period of the magic age, magic runes were the best carriers for carrying and releasing magic.

It can be thought of as a special circuit. When magic power flows along this circuit, it can form ancient magic that is quite unfamiliar to today's wizards.

The same reason.

When it was engraved on ancient alchemical creations, the alchemical creations would naturally be endowed with this property, allowing ancient wizards to even capture time with the help of alchemical creations.

And with the evolution of magic words.

This magical medium is extremely difficult to learn and, if not handled with care, may lead to deviations and cause unstable disasters. It has fallen into decline due to two creations of the times.

The first piece.

Naturally, in order to stabilize the release of magic, change the difficulty of learning magic and reduce the danger, people created the [magic wand], a cross-era product of the wizard's "wheelchair".

It's like a stabilizer for magic.

Can make casting more stable and simpler.

With the development of the times.

The emergence of wand cores has increased the importance of the [magic wand], adding something else to the magic used by wizards. Each wand core has unique characteristics and effects.

such a situation.

Increased the power of magic.

same.

It also increases the danger of magic.

Various catastrophic magical accidents increased sharply... Therefore, modern spells, which were simplified from ancient magic words, came into being in the research of wizards due to the needs of the times.

It simplifies the magic circuit, which naturally greatly reduces the power of magic. However, its easier to learn and safer features make it the darling of the times.

The existence of the Ministry of Magic.

Most wizards have no use for powerful magic, so, in fact, it is not so difficult to think about it, and spells that lack self-protection capabilities have gradually replaced the role of magic runes.

of course.

For wizards who pursue higher magical attainments, the study and application of runes is still an unavoidable process, but the once pillar of the magical world has ultimately become a carnival for a small number of talented people.

No one can tell whether this is good or bad.

No one can tell for sure, with the development of the times, will spells gradually follow the old path of ancient magic words? Perhaps, some history has actually been advancing for a long time but no one has noticed.

after all.

Change always begins quietly.

(End of this chapter)